This game is very fun to play, very addicting, and incredibly simple to learn. There is one MAJOR glitch though: When one of your players is injured, and you have no one who plays their position on your bench, the player you put in will not be able to catch the ball! I just lost a game where I was down by 4 in the 77th minute, my star player gets hurt, and immediately my replacement drops This game is very fun to play, very addicting, and incredibly simple to learn. There is one MAJOR glitch though: When one of your players is injured, and you have no one who plays their position on your bench, the player you put in will not be able to catch the ball! I just lost a game where I was down by 4 in the 77th minute, my star player gets hurt, and immediately my replacement drops two balls, causing 2 scrums, which of course, makes me lose the game!…Expand

Few subtle changes make it a better game over Rugby 06, but nothing that will blow you away. Though I liked the fireworks after winning the World Cup with the AB's and the fact the game now prevents noobs like my mates always running offside and shouting at the telly. Bring on the next-gen version please!

I enjoyed playing this game as a lot of the player movement is very realistic and the game play runs smoothly. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of glitches that plague all sports games: you can run right beside someone and not tackle them, people right beside the ball will not join the ruck, and moves are painful to execute. etc. But for these fickle errors, the game would be a I enjoyed playing this game as a lot of the player movement is very realistic and the game play runs smoothly. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of glitches that plague all sports games: you can run right beside someone and not tackle them, people right beside the ball will not join the ruck, and moves are painful to execute. etc. But for these fickle errors, the game would be a masterpiece. It flows well, the squads are there or there abouts, multiplayer is mint, and the cpu level is high. The worst thing about the whole game though is the music. I get sick of muting and unmuting my tv all the time to cut out the music.…Expand

Ultimately, you don’t need to be well-schooled in the sport to get a kick out of Rugby 08 - and if you’re not, the rollicking good time you’ll have will pique your interest. Sporting all the best players in the world, plenty of depth, and the chance to smash some helmet-less faces into the mud, it’s a title that we can really sink our teeth into.

If you don’t know what rugby is or think of it as a poor-man’s football, this game will teach you what it’s all about, and entertain you. It’s a fast-paced sports game, and that translates well in any language.